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C38000 Brass vs. C48200 Brass

Both C38000 brass and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.4 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4